دُرَرٌpearls تَلُوحُgleam منَfrom السُّطورِthe lines
دُرَرٌ تَلُوحُ منَ السُّطورِ
وَهَوىًand passion تَزَاحَمَhas thronged فيwithin الصُّدورِthe breasts
وَهَوىً تَزَاحَمَ في الصُّدورِ
Pearls gleam from the lines,
and passion has thronged within the breasts.
ياO فَرْدَpeerless one آلِfamily of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
يا فَرْدَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
وقَرِيعَand champion أنْباءِtidings of الدُّهورِthe ages
وقَرِيعَ أنْباءِ الدُّهورِ
O peerless one of Muhammad's family,
and champion of the tidings of the ages,
إنّيindeed I رَأَيْتُI have found الاِعْتِذاseeking pardon (continued)
إنّي رَأَيْتُ الاِعْتِذا
رَ(completes 'seeking pardon') مِنَfor الذّنُوبِsins إلىto الغَفُورِthe All-Forgiving
رَ مِنَ الذّنُوبِ إلى الغَفُورِ
Indeed, I have found seeking pardon
for sins from the All-Forgiving
أَوْلَىmore fitting بِمِثْلِfor one like فَتىًa youth غَداhas become
أَوْلَى بِمِثْلِ فَتىً غَدا
مُتَحمِّلاًbearing عبْءَthe burden of الأُمورِaffairs
مُتَحمِّلاً عبْءَ الأُمورِ
more fitting for such a youth, now
bearing the burden of affairs.
يَاO أَيّهاyou القَاضِيthe judge الّذِيwho
يَا أَيّها القَاضِي الّذِي
ماnot زَالَceased مُنْخَدِعاًdeceived بزُورِby falsehood
ما زَالَ مُنْخَدِعاً بزُورِ
O judge who
remains deceived by falsehood,
دَعْleave off عَنْكَaway from you قَالَhe said وَقِيلَand it was said والْand cling (continued)
دَعْ عَنْكَ قَالَ وَقِيلَ والْ
زَمْ(completes 'cling') ماwhat يَقِيshields لَفْحَthe scorching blast of الحَرُورِburning heat
زَمْ ما يَقِي لَفْحَ الحَرُورِ
leave off 'he said' and 'it was said,' and cling
to what shields you from the blast of scorching heat.
وتَزَوَّدِand take as provision التَّقْوَىpiety فَتِلْfor that (continued)
وتَزَوَّدِ التَّقْوَى فَتِلْ
كَ(completes 'that') الزّادُthe provision فيin سُكْنَىdwelling in القُبُورِthe graves
كَ الزّادُ في سُكْنَى القُبُورِ
And take piety as provision, for that
is the provision for dwelling in graves.
مَدْحٌpraise وذَمٌّand blame فيamong الوَرَىhumankind
مَدْحٌ وذَمٌّ في الوَرَى
والحُزْنُand sorrow يُقْرَنُis paired بالسُّرورِwith joy
والحُزْنُ يُقْرَنُ بالسُّرورِ
Praise and blame are among humankind,
and sorrow is paired with joy.
والكُلُّand all لاnot يَدْرِيknow إلىto
والكُلُّ لا يَدْرِي إلى
نَيْلِattaining الخُيُورِgood things ولاnor الشرورِevil things
نَيْلِ الخُيُورِ ولا الشرورِ
And none knows the way
to attaining good or evil.
إنَّindeed الحَياةَlife هِيit is الخَياthe illusion (continued)
إنَّ الحَياةَ هِي الخَيا
لُ(completes 'illusion') وقصْرُهاand its brevity طُولُlength القُصورِshortcomings
لُ وقصْرُها طُولُ القُصورِ
Life is indeed an illusion,
and its brief span is long in shortcomings.
نَفْسٌa soul تُعَلَّلُis soothed بالْمُنَىwith wishes
نَفْسٌ تُعَلَّلُ بالْمُنَى
ويَقُودُهاand leads it حَبْلُthe rope of الغُرورِdelusion
ويَقُودُها حَبْلُ الغُرورِ
A soul is soothed with wishes,
and the rope of delusion leads it.
Sol 6.1